荷包猪SLA -2原核表达系的建立及表达研究

目的:建立荷包猪SLA -2原核表达系并研究SLA -2在pET - 32中的表达.方法:设计SLA -2胞外区的表达引物,亚克隆荷包猪SLA -2的胞外区,并转化入原核表达系统pET - 32进行表达,SDS - PAGE分析其表达产物的特性.结果:PCR结果显示,SLA -2胞外区亚克隆大小为840bp,酶切鉴定证实成功插入pET - 32表达载体,构建重组质粒pET - 32a(+)/SLA -2.SDS - PAGE显示,SLA -2基因导入宿主菌后成功表达,蛋白大小为51.4ku,与预期结果相符,蛋白相对表达含量达到了45%.结论:结果表明荷包猪SLA -2在pET - 32系统中成功表达,蛋白表达量符合要求,可用于下一步的结构和功能检测.     

Deletion of fucose residues in plant N‐glycans by repression of the GDP‐mannose 4,6‐dehydratase gene using virus‐induced gene silencing and RNA interference

Production of pharmaceutical glycoproteins in plants has many advantages in terms of safety and reduced costs. However, plant‐produced glycoproteins have N‐glycans with plant‐specific sugar residues (core β‐1,2‐xylose and α‐1,3‐fucose) and a Lewis a (Le^a) epitope, i.e., Galβ(1‐3)[Fucα(1‐4)]GlcNAc. Because these sugar residues and glycan structures seemed to be immunogenic, several attempts have been made to delete them by repressing their respective glycosyltransferase genes. However, until date, such deletions have not been successful in completely eliminating the fucose residues. In this study, we simultaneously reduced the plant‐specific core α‐1,3‐fucose and α‐1,4‐fucose residues in the Le^a epitopes by repressing the Guanosine 5′‐diphosphate (GDP)‐D‐mannose 4,6‐dehydratase (GMD) gene, which is associated with GDP‐L‐fucose biosynthesis, in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. Repression of GMD was achieved using virus‐induced gene silencing (VIGS) and RNA interference (RNAi). The proportion of fucose‐free N‐glycans found in total soluble protein from GMD gene‐repressed plants increased by 80% and 95% following VIGS and RNAi, respectively, compared to wild‐type plants. A small amount of putative galactose substitution in N‐glycans from the NbGMD gene‐repressed plants was observed, similar to what has been previously reported GMD‐knockout Arabidopsis mutant. On the other hand, the recombinant mouse granulocyte‐macrophage colony‐stimulating factor (GM‐CSF) with fucose‐deleted N‐glycans was successfully produced in NbGMD‐RNAi transgenic N. benthamiana plants. Thus, repression of the GMD gene is thus very useful for deleting immunogenic total fucose residues and facilitating the production of pharmaceutical glycoproteins in plants.     

Gene expression profiling to examine the thyroid hormone-disrupting activity of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls in metamorphosing amphibian tadpole

Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls are the metabolites produced from parent compounds by the drug-metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450. These compounds are suspected to disrupt postembryonic neural development in the brains of mammals including humans. We studied the effects of these compounds on thyroid hormone function in the brain by using metamorphosing tadpoles of the African clawed toad (Xenopus laevis) as a model for mammalian postembryonic development. The metamorphosis assay revealed that these compounds inhibit thyroid hormone-induced metamorphosis. Genome-wide gene expression analysis in the brain following short-term exposure demonstrated that delayed metamorphosis could partially be caused by disruption of thyroid hormone-induced gene expression. Furthermore, we associated the terms of functional ontology with the genes, whose expression was disrupted by these compounds. We suggest that the use of a genome-wide analysis coupled with bioinformatics might provide an overview of the molecular mechanism underlying thyroid-disrupting activities in vivo.     

利用与PKD1紧密连锁的微卫星多态性对黑龙江省汉族人群进行ADPKD的症前诊断

目的：利用与PKD1紧密连锁的微卫星的多态性对黑龙江省汉族人群常染色体显性遗传性多裳肾病（autosomal dominant polycystic diseaseADPKD）家系成员进行症状前诊断。方法：扩增PKD1基因内部（KG8）及基因两侧（AC2．5、CW4）共三个微卫星遗传标记,并采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳进行检测,银染,最后进行家系连锁分析。结果：家系1中一名男孩携带了PKD1突变基因,处于发病前期。结论：通过连锁分析ADPKD进行连锁分析能高效、快捷、准确地进行早期诊断.     

新疆哈萨克族脑梗塞与ICAM-1基因G241R多态性的关系

目的：探讨新疆哈萨克族脑梗死与细胞黏附分子1（ICAM-1）G241R基因多态性的关系。方法：采用多聚酶链式反应法及限制性内切酶片段长度多态性技术,对新疆哈萨克族100例脑梗死患者及110例健康者（对照组）进行ICAM-1基因G241R多态性检测,比较不同基因型与哈萨克族脑梗塞发病风险的关系。结果：脑梗塞患者ICAM-1基因G41R多态性的基因型频率和等位基因频率与健康对照组相比无明显差异。结论：ICAM-1基因G214R多态性可能不是新疆哈萨克族脑梗塞发病的遗传学危险因素。     

肌源干细胞可塑性研究进展

目前已证实肌肉中至少存在两种干细胞:肌卫星细胞和肌源干细胞。肌源干细胞被认为是卫星细胞的前体细胞,具有较高的增殖能力、更好的细胞生存能力和更宽的分化能力。肌源干细胞不仅能够分化成血、肌肉、脂肪、骨、软骨、内皮等中胚层细胞,而且也能打破胚层限制分化成外胚层和内胚层细胞。文章对肌源干细胞的分离纯化、鉴定、可塑性及临床应用做一综述。     

人Semaphorin 4D慢病毒载体的构建及鉴定

目的:构建并制备能够有效表达Semaphorin 4D的重组慢病毒。方法:从人急性T细胞白血病Jurkat细胞DNA 扩增人Semaphorin 4D基因,克隆至pWPI GW慢病毒载体上,与pVSVG及pSPAX质粒共转染人胚肾293T细胞,包装出重组慢病毒,将纯化后的重组病毒直接感染293T和HUVEC细胞,通过免疫印迹、免疫荧光染色和血管内皮细胞迁移分析等方法检测Semaphorin 4D的表达和诱导血管内皮细胞迁移的作用。结果: 重组慢病毒介导Semaphorin 4D在293T和HUVEC内获得表达,能介导血管内皮细胞迁移。结论:成功构建了表达Semaphorin 4D的重组慢病毒载体。     

新模式植物短柄二叶草SGT1 和RAR1 基因沉默和蛋白纯化载体构建

短柄二叶草作为一种新型的模式植物,已成为当前研究热点.其具有基因组小、生长周期短、生存环境简单和容易人工转化等重要生理和遗传特性,被认为是一种潜力巨大的人类研究能源和粮食作物的重要模式植物.SGT1和RAR1基因是高度保守的并与植物抗病功能紧密相关的重要基因.本文采用Gateway克隆技术构建了SGT1和RAR1的基因沉默表达载体.阳性克隆载体经PCR、酶切和测序鉴定.为进一步研究SGT1和RAR1互作蛋白及其功能,采用该克隆技术将基因cDNA全长克隆至串联亲和纯化蛋白表达载体pEarleyGate205中,为纯化SGT1和RAR1及其互作蛋白提供了基础.正确的阳性克隆载体经农杆菌介导转化至短柄二叶草Bd21获得转化株,以期进一步研究SGT1和RAR1基因及蛋白互作对于短柄二叶草抗病功能的影响.